Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-25
GENERAL MILES.
Reception of Los Amgc cies TO the
Soldier.

| Soldier.
Sunday morning the party reported in
tho HERALD, viz: The Mayor, T. K
Rowan, Chairman of the Board of Su
pervisors; l.. N. Breed, Presiden. of the
City Council; E. L. Stern, President OF
the Board of Trade, and Messrs. Ger.
main and Lewis, Directors, with General
Mathews of the N. G. C, met at the
depot at about 10 o'clock for the pur.
pose of greeting General Miles. Chief
Quariermaster Major Kimball intro.
duced the gentlemen named to General
Miles, and Mayor Workman formally
welcomed him TO Los Angeles, his
future home. The General responded,
expressing his thanks for the honor and
attention bestowed upon him. The
General presented to his guests Mrs.
Miles and the party accompanying him,
comprising the following ladies and gen.
tlemen: Mrs. General Nelson A. Miles,
Miss Billings. daughter of the Vice.
President OF the Northern Pacific Rail
way system; George Rrath, u prominent
New Yorker. aud Lieutenant j. A.
Dupray. General Miles aide.de. camp.
Mayor Workman handed Mrs. Miles q
magnificent bouquet of exotics ana
tropical flowers.
Mayor Workman, Chairman Rowan
and several leading citizens have on
foot o movement to tender General
Miles and staff. u grand pr Aic reception
at the Opera House during the latter
part OF this or the first part of The com
ing week.
The Arizona Legislature passed the
following resolution on the departure of
the captor of Geronimo and the deliver
er OF their territory:
JOINT RESOLUTION 80. g.
Conveying the thanks of the Four.
teenth Legislative Assembly of the Ter.
ritory of Arizona, to General Nelson A.
Miles.
That in grateful recognition of the
courage, ability and correct Judgment
displayed by General Nelson A, Miles,
during his succession to the military
command of Department of Arizona, in
his pursuit of the savage Apaches, we
the representatives Of the people of Ari-
zona, in Assembly convened, do hereby,
tender to him and convey, our :heartfelt
thanks for his distinguished services in
our behalf.
That through his we'll directed efforts
the hostile Chiricahuas were forced to
surrender and submit to being removed
from within the borders of this Terri.
tory, and the thrilling scenes Of torture,
outrage, robbery and death, which for
eighteen perilous months spread terror
and desolation over portions of Arizona,
were completely and effectually ended.
That such removal greatly aids the
rapid settlement and advancement of
Arizona, by encouraging emigrants to
build up homes and engage in farming.
stock raising and mining, thereby in-
creasing and augmenting the various
resources of this hitherto stricken land.
And we futther recognize. esteem and
appreciate the loyalty. fidelity and strict
obedience to official instructions of the
officers and soldiers serving under Gen.
Miles in said campaigns against the hos
tiles. Be it further
Resolced, That an engrossed copy Of
this resolution, signed by the Governor
of the Territory, the president of the
Council and the Speaker of the House,
and properly certified by the Secretary Of
the Territory, be transmitted by the
Governor to Gen. Nelson A. Miles in tes.
timony hereof.
Approved January 10. 1887.